U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has awarded funding to seven projects supporting marine energy testing infrastructure upgrades across five national research laboratories.
A new project, dubbed VATTS, has been launched with the aim to demonstrate vertical axis tidal turbines coupled with battery storage technology in a demonstration planned for Strangford Lough later this year.
Oilfield services major Baker Hughes and carbontech startup Horisont Energi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the Polaris carbon storage project in the Barents Sea, off the northern coast of Norway.
The multi-purpose Powerpier solution, designed to offer protection from waves while exploiting them to produce clean power, has been installed offshore the Norwegian town of Ålesund.
Systems integration specialist Høglund has signed two more contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co Ltd and Babcock LGE to supply integrated automation and control systems (IACS) and gas handling for two Tianjin Southwest Maritime-owned very large ethane carrier (VLEC) newbuilds.
Singapore-based NYK Bulkship (Asia), part of Japanese shipping group NYK, has signed a contract of affreightment (COA) with Neste Shipping Oy, a subsidiary of Finnish Neste Oyj (Neste), for the ocean transportation of renewable diesel.
Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has chosen compatriot Kitron as the manufacturing partner for the company’s battery management control systems.
Damen Ship Lease and Damen Financial Services, units of Dutch shipbuilding group Damen, and local commercial bank NIBC have entered into a multi-year partnership in the field of ship leasing.
South Korean fuel cell manufacturer Doosan Fuel Cell is partnering up with local shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) to jointly develop eco-friendly solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for ships.
Innovez One, a Singapore-based provider of smart-tech and AI solutions for the maritime sector, has signed a multi-year contract with compatriot sea transportation operator R W Marine Services to digitise its fleet operations.
The ENCORE project has appointed MET-support as the new lead partner, and three observers to the project including the National University of Costa Rica (UNA), Hogeschool Zeeland Applied University of Sciences (HZ), and DOB-Academy.
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a 10-year loan agreement with Danish national transmission system operator Energinet to co-finance the construction of the Viking Link interconnector between the UK and Denmark.
Danish-based multidisciplinary engineering consultancy NIRAS has produced a detailed technical report on the Crestwing’s wave energy concept, finding its mechanics robust and flexible with room for efficiency improvements in converting wave energy to electricity.
Kongsberg Maritime has reached an agreement with Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) for the supply of four autonomous vessels that will be used for marine ecosystem monitoring.
